Hot News Stories (8/19/13)

Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas, NV) An attempt to fix a problem with the national health care law has created a situation in which members of Congress and their staffers could gain access to abortion coverage. That’s a benefit currently denied to them and to all federal employees who get health insurance through the government’s plan.Kansas City Star (Kansas City, KS) Exactly 12 months after the Todd “legitimate rape” incident, what has the GOP learned? And could it happen again? Yes, Republicans say, it could.Jackson Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS) Reproductive rights supporters on Saturday stood in solidarity with Mississippi’s only remaining women’s health clinic that provides abortion services, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, with a rally in advance of a trial next spring.